ambisyllabicity

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noun

The property of a consonant being analysed as acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable, as in "upper" or "button".

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Meanings

nounambisyllabicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecommunicationsThe property of a consonant being analysed as acting simultaneously as the coda of one syllable and the onset of the following syllable, as in "upper" or "button".

Origin

From ambi- + syllabicity.

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Translations

Portuguese ambissilabicidade
  • ambissilabicidadethe property of being ambisyllabic
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APA

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Chicago

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